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Essex Women vs Lancashire Women, WVT20B, Today Match Prediction
Toss Winner - Essex Women won the toss and choose to bowl first
Essex Women beat Lancashire Women by 6 wickets
Can Essex get their first win against Lancashire?
- Lancashire Women holds a 2-0 record against Essex Women.
- Essex Women won four of the eight matches played at Chelmsford.
- Meg Lanning is the leading run-scorer for Lancashire Women with 196 runs in 3 matches.
Lancashire Women to Win!
| Tournament: | Vitality Blast Women 2026 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | The Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, United Kingdom, United Kingdom |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 18.7°C|Patchy rain nearby |
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ESS-W vs LAN-W Match Prediction & Analysis
Essex Women play host to Lancashire Women in the 18th match of the Vitality Women's T20 Blast 2026 season on Sunday, 31st May. The venue for this match is County Ground, Chelmsford and the scheduled start time is 4:00 PM IST.
Current Standings: Essex Women are at 4th place on the table with 9 points in 3 matches (2 wins & 1 loss) and they also managed to pick up a bonus point. While Lancashire Women are at 7th place with 5 points in 3 matches (1 win & 2 loss) they also picked up a bonus point in the last match against Somerset.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
ESS-W
W
L
W
L
W
ESS-W
166/3 in 14.2 11.58
WVT20B
Essex Women beat Warwickshire Women by 7 wickets
164/8 in 20.0 8.2
LAN-W
W
L
L
L
L
LAN-W
138/3 in 15.3 8.9
137/6 in 20.0 6.85
162/5 in 20.0 8.1
163/7 in 19.3 8.36
177/4 in 17.0 10.41
WVT20B
Surrey Women beat Lancashire Women by 6 wickets
185/7 in 20.0 9.25
250/7 in 46.0 5.43
246/9 in 50.0 4.92
226/9 in 42.0 5.38
230/6 in 40.3 5.68
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 4 Matches
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55/2 in 6.0
47/7 in 8.0
231/5 in 47.2
WODC
Essex Women beat Lancashire Women by 5 wickets
230/8 in 50.0
TEAMS PREVIEW
Essex Women Preview
Essex Women head into the contest against Lancashire Women on the back of a nail-biting win over Yorkshire Women in their last match at Headingley, Leeds. After winning the toss and opting to bat first, Essex managed to score 146/7 in 20 overs.
They started off well, scoring 60 runs in the first seven overs. However, Alice Macleod (20 runs) was then rattled down the leg side, and just three balls later, Cordelia Griffith was also dismissed as Essex were rocked by back-to-back wickets. Jodi Grewcock (26 runs) steadied the innings from one end during the middle overs, while their skipper, Grace Scrivens, scored 53 runs off 40 balls.
Despite this, Essex again lost wickets at regular intervals between the 13th and 15th overs, reducing them to 97/5. Ultimately, a handy knock from Sophia Smale in the death overs, where she scored 21 runs off 18 balls, powered Essex to a challenging total that they could defend.
Defending 147 runs, Essex looked well and truly out of the game as Yorkshire Women sat in a commanding position at 88/3 after 12 overs, needing just over a run a ball. What followed, however, was a dramatic turnaround. The Essex spinners kept squeezing the runs, leaving them with only 8 runs to defend in the final over. Jodi Grewcock remained calm under pressure, picking up two wickets to bundle out Yorkshire for 143 runs.
Eva Gray, on her return to the side, was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3/25. Sophia Smale and Grace Scrivens picked up two wickets each, while Joanne Gardner chipped in with one wicket.
Essex possesses one of the best top order this season, with most of their runs coming from them. While the middle order is still finding its groove, the return of Eva Gray and the team playing at their absolute best from the start further establishes Essex as a really strong side entering their second home game of the season at Chelmsford.
Essex Women Predicted Playing XI:
Alice Macleod, Grace Scrivens (c), Cordelia Griffith, Jodi Grewcock, Joanne Gardner, Florence Miller, Sophia Smale, Amara Carr (wk), Kate Coppack,Esmae MacGregor, Eva Gray
Essex Women Key Players From Previous Game Of Vitality Blast Women 2026
Essex Women Actual Playing XI:
Amara Carr, Cordelia Griffith, Eva Gray, Florence Miller, Grace Scrivens, Joanne Gardner, Jodie Grewcock, Kate Coppack, Sophia Smale, Sophie Munro, Lissy Macleod
Lancashire Women Preview
After a couple of losses to begin the season, Lancashire Women roared back with a dominant 7-wicket victory over Somerset Women in their last match at Old Trafford. It was a perfect game for The Roses side as they look to keep that momentum going heading into their game against Essex at Chelmsford.
Bowling first, Lancashire Women restricted Somerset Women to 137/6 in 20 overs—a clinical performance with the ball from their bowlers, led by left-arm spinner Hannah Jones, who finished with figures of 3/20. Two of those three wickets were Somerset's top-order batters, while Grace Johnson, Vinali Weerappuli, and Fi Morris chipped in with a wicket each.
Then, chasing down 138 runs, Lancashire's new opening pair of Meg Lanning (75* runs off 48 balls) and Eve Jones (43 runs off 31 balls) added 98 runs in 10.4 overs for the first wicket. Although they lost two wickets in the span of two balls, Grace Johnson walked out and scored 16 runs off 12 balls, steering her side over the line.
Lancashire Women Predicted Playing XI:
Eve Jones, Meg Lanning, Danielle Collins, Grace Johnson, Eleanor Threlkeld (c) (wk), Fi Morris, Ailsa Lister, Vinali Weerappuli, Kate Cross, Grace Potts, Hannah Jones
Lancashire Women Key Players From Previous Game Of Vitality Blast Women 2026
Lancashire Women Actual Playing XI:
Kate Cross, Eleanor Threlkeld, Hannah Jones, Danielle Collins, Seren Smale, Fi Morris, Grace Johnson, Eve Jones, Grace Potts, Meg Lanning, Venus Weerappuli
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
The weather at Chelmsford on Sunday is expected to be mostly cloudy with a temperature of 22°C. There is a low 10% chance of precipitation, making rain unlikely. Humidity levels will hover around 52%, accompanied by a moderate breeze blowing at 19 km/h, making for a generally comfortable but overcast day.
ESS-W vs LAN-W Pitch Report
The pitch at County Ground, Chelmsford favours the batters and is a high scoring venue where the ball comes onto the bat nicely. The average 1st innings score at this venue in recent matches is around 165-170 runs. Both teams boast a strong batting lineup and a high scoring game is on the cards where a score of 180 could be par.
Score Prediction
If Essex Women Bat 1st - 160-175 runs
If Lancashire Women Bat 1st - 175-190 runs
Toss: To Bowl
Teams bowling first won three of the last five matches played at County Ground, Chelmsford where the surface get's better for batting and remains the same throughout the game. We predict the team that win's the toss will look to bowl first in this fixture.
Toss Prediction: Lancashire Women to win the coin toss
ESS-W vs LAN-W
Winning Prediction
This is going to be an even contest between two sides coming off a win in their last match. While Lancashire Women's return to winning ways makes them slight favorites to win this contest, their strong head-to-head record against Essex also gives them an edge.
Lancashire Women to Win!
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